resolvent
Americanadjective
noun
-
something resolvent.
-
Medicine/Medical. a remedy that causes resolution of a swelling or inflammation.
adjective
noun
-
something that resolves; solvent
-
a drug or agent able to reduce swelling or inflammation
Etymology
Origin of resolvent
1670–80; < Latin resolvent- (stem of resolvēns ), present participle of resolvere to resolve; see -ent
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ichthyol when rubbed undiluted on the normal skin does not set up dermatitis, yet it is a resolvent, and in a high degree a soother of pain and itching.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various
The wife and the big family out at Cospicua, which is near Valletta, seemed to be a powerful resolvent of sentimental ideas.
From Command by William McFee
It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various
Adj. decomposed &c. v.; catalytic, analytical; resolvent, separative, solvent. <— p.
From Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget
It has also some reputation as an alterative and resolvent, and as an anodyne.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
